Using xscreensaver to lock the screen in Lubuntu

Recent versions of Lubuntu seem to have broken screen locking.

To get screen locking via xscreensaver do this:

broken screen locking

xscreensaver

# Install xscreensaver
sudo apt-get install xscreensaver

# Start xscreensaver when you log in
echo "xscreensaver -nosplash" >> ~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart

# Edit the "screen lock" launcher
sudo leafpad /usr/share/applications/lubuntu-screenlock.desktop

Change lubuntu-screenlock.desktop to look like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=ScreenLock (xscreensaver)
Name[zh_TW]=鎖住螢幕
Comment=Lock your screen
Icon=system-lock-screen
Exec= xscreensaver-command -lock
NoDisplay=true

If you want a keyboard shortcut to lock the screen, add this entry (under another <keybind> tag) to ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml:

   <keybind key="C-A-l">
     <action name="Execute">
       <command>xscreensaver-command -lock</command>
     </action>
   </keybind>

Originally posted at 2014-03-26 09:17:30+00:00. Automatically generated from the original post : apologies for the errors introduced.

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